HERNDON, William (1818-1891) and GIBBON, Lardner (1820-1910). Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon.
Publisher: Robert Armstrong, Washington. 1853 and 1854.

8vo. 3 vols. Black cloth with embossed covers.

Part 1: Frontispiece, iii, 414 pp., with appendix, with errata, with 16 plates.

Part 2: Frontispiece, x, 339 pp., with appendix, with illustrations and 35 plates.

Book of maps: 2 folding maps.

With a note from a previous owner, not signed.

With magic lantern slide of Amazonian carpenters.

Each book is H: 9 1/8 x W: 6 1/4 x D: 1 1/4 in. Poor. Spines lacking for parts 1 and 2. Part 1 split on page 209. Front board detached part 1. Tables of contents placed at rear of book, and plates do not correspond to pagination for part 1. Minor annotations in part 1, some initialed "E.D." Both parts have significant foxing, toning, and slight browning throughout. Plates in fair condition. Maps have water damage and staining. One map fragment on pastedown rear board.

Bookplate: "E. Donnelly, M.D. No. 462, Pittsburgh."